Haiku Moments Copyright Dr Kristina Howells Smashwords Edition This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. ***** Preface Haiku is an interesting concept. It challengers writers who write verse, to condense their poems into seventeen syllables. Haiku originates from Japan. It was the idea of Masaoka Shiki at the end of the 19th century. The main concept of the Haiku is to divide the seventeen syllables into three lines. The first line should have five syllables, the second line seven, and the third line five syllables. Kristina Howells has been experimenting with haiku verse since she was a supply teacher, teaching in Primary Schools, in and around London. She taught this concept to her year 6 students. She organised a competition within the class. After several years away from teaching, she has returned to create her first Haiku book, Haiku Moments. ***** Contents 1. Mean 2. Machine 3. Telephone 4. Hurricane 5. Ocean 6. Sleep 7. Stars 8. Richman 9. Techno 10. Flood 11. Sun 12. Coffee 13. Car 14. Email 15. Caravan 16. Motorbike 17. Clock 18. Shoe 19. Happy 20. Sad 21. Hill 22. Dinosaur 23. Cat 24. Elephant 25. Lion 26. Thunderstorm 27. Tree 28. Police 29. Fire 30. Lost Love 31. Friend 32. Hate 33. Tornado 34. Rain 35. Skyscraper 36. Tea 37. Train 38. Boat 39. Bus 40. Plane 41. Mountain 42. Lorry 43. Present 44. Apple 45. Strawberry 46. Peach 47. Rose 48. Daffodil 49. Ice Cream 50. Lemon 51. Sunflower 52. Melon 53. Water 54. Poppy 55. Tired 56. Scared 57. Blood 58. Heart 59. Treasure 60. Bicycle 61. Race 62. Marathon 63. Television 64. Internet 65. Mobile Phone 66. MP3 67. Store 68. Wine 69. Beer 70. Monkey 71. Birthday 72. Venus 73. Mars 74. Earth 75. Walk 76. Winter 77. Orange 78. War 79. Witch 80. Ghost 81. Glass 82. Submarine 83. Moon 84. Sausages 85. Sailor 86. Soldier 87. Mad 88. Clown 89. King 90. Daisy 91. Lilies 92. Sheep 93. Beach 94. Window 95. Door 96. Teacher 97. Secretary 98. Hot Air Balloon 99. Gloves 100. One Hundred ***** Mean Don’t be a mean dog Let us go and have some fun Stop and think of me ***** Machine It wasn’t working The bloody machinery That came from China ***** Telephone He came to tell me The telephone doesn’t work That was his excuse ***** Hurricane A very strong wind Blowing with force upon us Will it ever end? ***** Ocean Crashing waves with force Hit the sea shore at a pace Surfers join in the race ***** Sleep Silence in the room The lights are no longer on Dreams take hold of me ***** Stars A shimmering light Shining high up in the sky Staring down at you ***** Richman He said he was rich Richer than the King and Queen But that was a lie ***** Techno Repetitive bass That never stops beating hard Its trashy music ***** Flood The rivers expand With water over flowing Into the village ***** Sun Sun shining brightly High up in the sky above Its rays are on me ***** Coffee White milky coffee Has a not nice taste to it To kick start your day ***** Car It runs on four wheels And it comes in many shapes In it you’re alone ***** Email You don’t need paper You don’t need a pen either You need a PC ***** Caravan It’s somewhere you stay After driving through the towns Camping on the way ***** Motorbike Vroom, vroom, vroom it goes Making a very loud sound That everyone knows ***** Clock Tick tock, tick tock, tick That’s what gives us our routine Every day and night ***** Shoe You wear them at home You wear them at work also You wear them all day ***** Happy If you are happy You have a smile on your face Why not come and play ***** Sad What is wrong with you? Why are you looking that way? Has something gone wrong? ***** Hill You climb on it The peak isn’t very high You can fall down it ***** Dinosaur It is big and green From another age in time Where men didn’t live ***** Cat A feline creature Chasing after the rabbits Hopping in the field ***** Elephant It is African Big and grey with a long nose And has big ears too ***** Lion Running very fast Without a thought on the world As it seeks its prey ***** Thunderstorm Terrifying noise Lights up the sky in the night Glowing all around ***** Tree Look right beside you What do you see next to you? A pillar in wood ***** Police Nothing worse than crime That’s rife in cities and towns Let’s get rid of it ***** Fire A strong smell of gas Explodes like a bomb at war Followed by a blaze ***** Lost Love You either have it Or you don’t as it has gone Like a flash in time ***** Friend It’s someone who cares They always try to help you And listen to you ***** Hate A powerful thing An emotion that states everything Look into their eyes ***** Tornado A big swirling wind Swirling at a long fast pace Never slowing down ***** Rain Splish, splash is the sound Of the rain hitting the ground And it gets me wet ***** Skyscraper It is very tall Always standing very high Right up to the sky ***** Tea It is from china And you find it in India You can drink it too ***** Train It runs on two lines Also pulling carriages Reaching a fast speed ***** Boat Floating on water Never minding the weather Speeding on the sea ***** Bus A big yellow bus Takes passengers to their homes Stopping as it goes ***** Plane Flying high above Like a bird when migrating From different places ***** Mountain The glaciers speak With snow and ice at its peak Tell a different tale ***** Lorry It’s big and heavy The king of the road on wheels Driving very fast ***** Present There are no problems There is nothing like today Let us live for now ***** Apple Green, red and crunchy As you take a bite at it Juices flowing down ***** Strawberry Red and succulent Juices running down the face As you take a bite ***** Peach Orange and yellow Sweet and tasty fruit for all Best eaten when ripe ***** Rose Red, yellow and white A flower that smells so nice It signifies love ***** Daffodil Oh how I long for The season that it arrives Tells us winters end ***** Ice Cream It is very cold But everybody eats it The vanilla cream ***** Lemon Sour and bitter Supplements a drink or two A rugby shape ball ***** Sunflower Standing very tall Overseeing the people Watching down on them ***** Melon A round ball you eat It forms part of a salad Everyone eat it ***** Water We need it to live Without it we would all die Let’s not abuse it ***** Poppy The colour is red We use it to remember The ones who are dead ***** Tired There is nothing worse Than having to yawn all day Even though we sleep ***** Scared The masked man nearby He’s looking at me with hate Whilst I run away ***** Blood Vampires drink it Humans need it to survive Without it we die ***** Heart It is inside us It’s the centre of all things It’s our second voice ***** Treasure Pirates long for it They even battle for it Digging under ground ***** Bicycle I want to ride it It has two wheels and goes fast But it won’t beat cars ***** Race What is wrong with men? They always want to compete To win the best prize ***** Marathon It’s not for the weak You can’t run it in a week As I hear the crowds ***** Television It comes in colour It’s no longer black and white The picture in front ***** Internet Technology reigns Emails are now the new phase Connecting us all ***** Mobile Phone Communicating It is a device we need When we’re on the go ***** MP3 Don’t you just love it? Having music in your ears Taking away fears ***** Store We often use it Without it we would be lost Passing the time by ***** It is made in France Out of both red and white grapes Then it’s bottled too ***** Beer It is cheap to buy It is only made from hops It has a nice taste ***** Monkey Swinging from the trees Longing to be back at home Always with a smile ***** Birthday We celebrate it Why do we do that? You ask So we can have fun ***** Venus Is it a goddess? One that looks down on us all Resembles the moon ***** Mars It is red like fire With an orangey glow too And it shows anger ***** Earth It is our planet Water and land surround it Life is all around ***** Walk A means of transport It can be a sort of sport Strolling on two legs ***** Winter It is cold at night The snow and ice are resting Like fluffy layers ***** Orange Its round like a ball It comes in different sizes And is a drink too ***** War A bloody battle People dying every where That occurs world wide ***** Witch Hocus pocus bang The spell that she does create On the ones she hates ***** Ghost A floating figure Watching always down on you Trying not to scare ***** Glass Clear and reflective Object that we really need When we are thirsty ***** Submarine It is long and wide A vessel under the seas Always out of sight ***** Moon The silvery night sky Reflecting down on the earth As we look at it ***** Sausages Sizzle, sizzle bang Is the sound they often make? Sizzling in a pan ***** Sailor They sail with the ship Steering through the oceans storms Keeping it afloat ***** Soldier Their country is proud Into the battle they go forth With guns and machines ***** Mad You may not think it But other people see it Crazy it may seem ***** Clown A white shinny face He is the children’s favourite Wearing a red nose ***** King You may often ask Why is that man wearing that? A crown on his head ***** Daisy It is beautiful The little flower below Growing in the grass ***** Lilies It’s white and pretty Every woman adores them The succulent smell ***** Sheep They are white and black Often wears a woolly coat In the farmers field ***** Beach Looking out to sea How I long to sit on it The white golden sand ***** Window Can you look through it? The glass that reflects outside Showing people things ***** Door Why won’t it open? I must try to get inside Forcing it open ***** Teacher It’s so important Their job is to educate A class full of kids ***** Secretary Tapping and clicking The machine that is in front Typing up letters ***** Hot Air Balloon It is big and round Floating high above the ground Never makes a sound ***** Gloves They protect our hands From all sorts of dirty jobs That we often find ***** One Hundred You often count it The number that comes in threes Figures that matter ***** About the Author Kristina Howells is a published author and poet. She currently lives in Calais in France, and is a British expat. Whilst she isn’t writing she is working as an English teacher. She has written and published non-fiction and fiction works. Her works include: A Hatter goes Mad (Book castle 1997) Te Deum (Minerva Press 1999) Lettre Fatale (Paragon Press 2001) Uno Voce (Vista House Ltd 2002) Making sense of the Genesis Flood (Lulu 2007) Making sense of the Life of Christ (Lulu 2007) Law and Gospel (Lulu 2007) Calais (Lulu 2009) Les Délices de Calais (Lulu 2010) Facebook a Passion Gone too Far (Smashwords 2011) Toxic (Smashwords 2011) Underground Smashwords 2011) Short stories (Smashwords 2011) Poetry in individual collections since 2000 ***** Contact the author Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kristina-Howells/129257537150357 Smashwords http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/kristinahowells